Earlier Houses: The current house is built on the site of the kitchen garden an earlier, probably Medieval, house.

House & Family History: During World War II Exbury was requisitioned by the Admiralty and used as a headquarters for the administration of the feeding, arming, and training of the landing craft crews that were used on D-Day in 1944. The house is noted for its two-story music room.

Garden & Outbuildings: The internationally acclaimed soprano Charlotte de Rothschild grew up at Exbury among the internationally famous 200-acre gardens created by her grandfather, Lionel de Rothschild. Charlotte's father, Edmund de Rothschild, named two hybrid rhododendrons Charlotte de Rothschild in honor of his daughter.

House Listed: Grade II*

Park Listed: Grade II*

Current Seat / Home of: Rothschild family; here since 1919.

Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT EARLIER HOUSES: Berkeley family, 15th century. SEATED AT CURRENT HOUSE: Compton family, until 1718. William Mitford, 18th century; Henry Reveley Mitford, 19th century; Mitford family here from 1718 until the 1880s. Major John Forster, Lord Forster, 1880s-1919. Lionel Nathan de Rothschild, 1919-42; Edmund de Rothschild, until 2009.

Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home

House Open to Public: Grounds Only

Phone: 02380-891-203

Fax: 02380-899-940

Website: https://www.exbury.co.uk/

Awards: HHA/Christie's Garden of the Year Award 2001.

Historic Houses Member: No